Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning
Management & Leadership
Introduction
This Strategic Thinking, Analysis
& Business Planning training course gives you a robust practical framework
to formulate, develop, and implement plans to achieve strategic goals and
realize your vision. It shows you how to break out of reacting to day-to-day
problems, so you can build a team or organization that is more proactive and
resilient to change.
A key feature of this training course
is a comprehensive strategic management system that guides you through the
steps needed to develop the right strategy then translate it into a business
plan that provides the foundation for achieving strategic alignment of
operational plans and individual objectives with your business model.
Objectives
The central objectives of this
Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course are as
follows:
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Learn how to develop a
plan to achieve the goals you want for you and your organization (company /
division / business unit / team)
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Develop strategic
thinking in your organization
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Develop a strategic plan
for your organization
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Identify the principles
and mechanisms that drive successful implementation
·
Develop measurable
action plans that result in success
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Understand your
underlying business model and how it relates to your strategy
Course Outline
Day One: Strategic Thinking and Planning
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The essence of strategy – core
concept and definition of terms
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The difference between good strategy
and bad strategy
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How to think strategically –
practical techniques?
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Leadership and management, comparing
strategy and operations
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Strategic and operational goals –
The significance and difference
·
Using the strategic management
system
Day Two: Strategic Thinking and Planning
·
The essence of strategy – core
concept and definition of terms
·
The difference between good strategy
and bad strategy
·
How to think strategically –
practical techniques?
·
Leadership and management, comparing
strategy and operations
·
Strategic and operational goals –
The significance and difference
·
Using the strategic management
system
Day Three: Strategy Development, Choice and Translation
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Levels of strategy: Corporate,
business and functional
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Competitive strategy – Strategy as
position
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Emergent strategies – Strategy as
patterns
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Uncertainty and scenarios – Strategy
as plans
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Strategic choice – How to select the
best strategy
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Translating strategy with strategy
maps and balanced scorecards
Day Four: Embedding Strategy in the Organisation
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Communicating strategy and managing
stakeholders
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How to manage strategic risk?
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Alignment of operations with
strategy
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Strategic performance measurement
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Managing implementation – Effective
Execution of Strategy
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Integrating strategic and
operational management processes
Day Five: Bringing It All Together
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Building a strategy / Business
planning team
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Analysing business models and
strategies in an industry
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Understanding and overcoming
psychological bias
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Overview of the whole course
·
Action planning and next steps